In January 2026, BYD's vehicle sales fell to 210,051 units, a drop of about 30% from 300,538 a year earlier, as domestic demand weakened after China's EV subsidy cuts and holiday effects. The company offset part of the decline by exporting 100,482 vehicles, nearly half of its monthly total, and plans to increase overseas shipments by roughly 25% this year. Chinese brands, including BYD, expanded their presence in Europe's EV and hybrid market in 2025, while high US tariffs kept them out of American showrooms.

On February 1 2026, Justin Sun's alleged ex-girlfriend Ten Ten posted a detailed statement on X accusing him of using 12 employees' identities to open Binance accounts and sell TRX. She listed names, job roles and data types she says document insider trading and a broader system designed to profit from retail traders through paid crypto influencers. Ten Ten also claimed some of these employees were later jailed in China after allegedly helping him cash out.

On Tesla's Q4 earnings call, Elon Musk outlined a shift from passenger cars to autonomy, in-house chips via TerraFab, and humanoid robots, confirming the end of the Model S and Model X. He said Optimus V3 is due this year with production targeted for 2027, while a William Blair model envisions $25 billion annually if 500,000 units sell at $50,000 each.

According to posts on X by a woman identifying herself as Ten Ten, she says she previously dated Justin Sun and alleges coordinated TRX manipulation using multiple Binance accounts, with aggressive cash-outs at the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018. She says she has WeChat records, is willing to work with the SEC, and publicly urged President Trump to distance himself.

In an email dated October 13, 2016, later released within the U.S. Department of Justice's 3 million-file document dump, Jeffrey Epstein claimed he had spoken with "some of the founders of Bitcoin" while pitching Saudi contacts on a dual Sharia-based currency system. The proposal combined a physical fiat "Sharia" currency with a digital version linked to the Bitcoin network, and additional emails from 2013 and 2014 placed Epstein inside early crypto debates involving major investors as well as tensions around Ripple and Stellar.

Donald Trump formally chose Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve after a 14‑month selection battle that began in November 2024. On December 10, hours after the Fed lowered rates by 0.25%, Warsh told Trump he would support further cuts, while a January 11 DOJ probe disclosure by Jerome Powell reshaped the field.

On January 31, 2026, Microsoft shares were trading in the low $420s after a sharp post‑earnings drop from levels above $450 brought price back toward the 200‑day moving average. The stock is testing a key support band around $423–$425 that aligns with an earlier upside gap, a prior low, and a Fibonacci retracement, while technical signals such as a recent death cross and double‑top pattern highlight downside risk. If this zone holds, price could rebound toward $450, but a breakdown may open the way for a move toward $400 even as most analysts maintain buy ratings with a significantly higher average target.

CME Group increased initial margin requirements on Comex metals after a severe selloff, setting gold at 8% and silver at 15%, effective from Monday's close. Gold futures fell 11.4% and silver futures dropped 31.4% on Friday, while risk-tiered margin levels for both metals also moved higher alongside planned increases for platinum and palladium.

On January 30, 2026, GameStop rose 5% after CEO Ryan Cohen said the company is pursuing a much larger public consumer acquisition he described as transformational. His equity award vests only if valuation reaches $100 billion and total EBITDA hits $10 billion. GameStop holds over $9 billion in cash and marketable securities, some in bitcoin.